Khagol Bulletin # 131

National Education Policy (NEP) Orientation and Sensitization Programme The NEP Orientation and Sensitization Programme under the Malaviya Mission Teache r Tra i n i ng P rog ramme was conducted online from 1st to 10th November 2023. The resource persons included Malhar A. Kulkarni, Cell for Indian Science and Technology in Sanskrit, who spoke on Indian Knowledge Systems; Malish C. M., Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, who spoke on Student Diversity and Inclusive Education; Milind Sohoni, Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas and Anush Kapadia, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, both of whom spoke on Higher Education and Society; Sarmistha Pattanaik, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, who spoke on Research and Development. They are all from IITBombay. Narayan Sharma, Cotton University, and Aniket Sule, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, spoke on Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education; Garima Malik, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration and Dhruba J. Saikia, IUCAA, spoke on Academic Leadership, Governance and Management. Bhupendra N. Goswami, Cotton University, spoke on Research and Development; Yogendra Pal, NIIT University, on Information and Communication Technology for higher education, while Santosh Mehrotra, Jawaharlal Nehru University discussed Skill Development. The Programme was attended by about 30 participants, who each wrote two essays on any two of the presentations as part of their evaluation. Public Outreach Activities The IUCAA Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics Scipop team had put up a stall at RBVP from 26 to 31 December 2023. Posters mentioning information about IUCAA and its academic activities were displayed. Astronomy Concept models and our iconic "Velo- Gyaneshwari" bicycle, which consists of 40 hands-on expe r imen t s , we re a l so displayed. A telescope made at the IUCAA was displayed as a part of the IUCAA Telescope-making workshop. A sky- observation session was conducted with Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park for around 500 RBVP attendees. We received many visitors, approximately 20,000 students from 200 Schools with 1000 teachers and 3000general Public. Science Toys Demonstrations and BasicAstronomySessions 5 t h Oc t obe r : Dyanaganga V i shwa Vidyalaya, Shirur, Pune, 100 students, five 50 t h Rash t r i ya Ba l Va i gyan i k Pradarshani (RBVP)2023: 10th October: Tara Mobile Creche, Pune, 40 students, four teachers, conducted by Shivani Pethe. 21st November: Vibgyor Rise, Chinchwad, 45 students, two teachers, conducted by 17th October: Manvya Sanstha, Kothrud, 25 students, five teachers, conducted by Prasad Adekar. teachers, conducted by Prasad Adekar and Shivani Pethe. 17th October: Dattakala Shikshan Sanstha Daund, 104 students, 12 teachers, conducted by Rupesh Labde. 12th October: Balavantrao Zele School, 50 students, five teachers, conducted by Rupesh Labde. 19-20 October: Ryan International School, Bhavdhan Pune, 145 students, ten teachers, conducted by Rupesh Labde. 26th October: Dapodi Kanya Shala No. 31, Dapodi Pune, 85 students and four teachers, conducted by Shivani Pethe. Rupesh Labde. 23rd November: New English School, Landewadi, 100 students, six teachers, conducted by Prasad Adekar and Rupesh Labde. 12th December: Bhartiya Jain Sanghtana School, Wagholi , 90 students, three teachers, conducted by Rupesh Labde. 21st December: Tara Mobile Creche, 90 students and three teachers, conducted by Shivani Pethe. 2 2 n d D e c e m b e r : D n y a n g a n g a Vishwavidyalaya Shirur, 150 students, ten teachers, conducted by Rupesh Labde and Tushar Purohit. 19th December: Saraswati Vishwavidyalay, Talwade, 60 students, three teachers, conducted by Rupesh Labde. 7 t h Decembe r : S t Ma r y ' s Co l l ege Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, 44 students, six teachers, conducted by Prasad Adekar. | 22 | KHAG L | No. 131 - JANUARY 2024